Castle Réka
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Castle Réka; is a ruin in Baranya county
, Hungary
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Next to Mecseknádasd
, towards the opening to Old Mine's Valley (Óbányai-völgy), at the hilltop marked with a cross are the ruins of Castle Réka. Both the Scots and the Hungarians consider this castle to have been the birthplace of St Margaret of Scotland. The English historian J. Abbot describes that in 1022, in St Stephen's time, two English princes came to Hungary, one of whom, Edward
, was given one of St Stephen's daughters in marriage. After death (in 1016) of the English king, Edmund Ironside
, his two sons were escaped from the pretender, the Danish Knut to the court of King István (Stephen), the first Hungarian king. One of them, Edward, married Agatha
, probably a kinswoman of the king or the queen (once thought to be their daughter, but this can't be proven), and also got estate from the king. This estate with Castle Réka in the middle is called Terra Britanorum de Nadash by a document from 1235 (The deed of gift issued by Andrew II Bishop of Pécs in 1235 gave certain land bordering the territory of the Brits of Nádasd to the chapter). The family lived in Castle Réka until their return to England in 1058, and their daughter, Margaret, was born here in 1045. Later Margaret became the wife of Malcolm III
,King of Scots, and did her best to the establishment of the Scottish state and the popularization of catholicism.
According to experts, the approximately 200 metre long and 36 metre wide courtyard was surrounded by a 3 metre thick stonewall. The round tower foundation discovered in the excavations probably are the remnants of the guards' post. The central section of the courtyard was enclosed by a row of buildings behind which there was a 10 metre-wide ditch along the side of the outer castle. This row was presumably single-storey with a shingled roof. The remnants of a multi-storey tower were uncovered on the side of the outer castle.The precise time of its construction is still under debate. It is thought to be of Illyrian or Celtic origins or rooted in the later 9th century Frankish architecture. The first charter referring to the castle dates from 1309. The circumstances of its destruction are unknown (The castle was possibly burnt down at the Turkish age (16th-17th century)). The locals took what was left of it to build homes and mills.
Baranya (county)
Baranya is the name of an administrative county in present Hungary, in the Baranya region, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary ....
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
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Mecseknadasd
Mecseknádasd is a town in Baranya county, Hungary.-Sightseeings:In the cemetery hill there is an old, Árpád-age Romanesque church, which was originally the parish church of the village.In front of the Bishop's Palace is a statue of Franz Liszt....
, towards the opening to Old Mine's Valley (Óbányai-völgy), at the hilltop marked with a cross are the ruins of Castle Réka. Both the Scots and the Hungarians consider this castle to have been the birthplace of St Margaret of Scotland. The English historian J. Abbot describes that in 1022, in St Stephen's time, two English princes came to Hungary, one of whom, Edward
Edward the Exile
Edward the Exile , also called Edward Ætheling, son of King Edmund Ironside and of Ealdgyth. After the Danish conquest of England in 1016 Canute had him and his brother, Edmund, exiled to the Continent...
, was given one of St Stephen's daughters in marriage. After death (in 1016) of the English king, Edmund Ironside
Edmund Ironside
Edmund Ironside or Edmund II was king of England from 23 April to 30 November 1016. His cognomen "Ironside" is not recorded until 1057, but may have been contemporary. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, it was given to him "because of his valour" in resisting the Danish invasion led by Cnut...
, his two sons were escaped from the pretender, the Danish Knut to the court of King István (Stephen), the first Hungarian king. One of them, Edward, married Agatha
Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile
Agatha was the wife of Edward the Exile and mother of Edgar Ætheling, Saint Margaret of Scotland and Cristina of England...
, probably a kinswoman of the king or the queen (once thought to be their daughter, but this can't be proven), and also got estate from the king. This estate with Castle Réka in the middle is called Terra Britanorum de Nadash by a document from 1235 (The deed of gift issued by Andrew II Bishop of Pécs in 1235 gave certain land bordering the territory of the Brits of Nádasd to the chapter). The family lived in Castle Réka until their return to England in 1058, and their daughter, Margaret, was born here in 1045. Later Margaret became the wife of Malcolm III
Malcolm III of Scotland
Máel Coluim mac Donnchada , was King of Scots...
,King of Scots, and did her best to the establishment of the Scottish state and the popularization of catholicism.
According to experts, the approximately 200 metre long and 36 metre wide courtyard was surrounded by a 3 metre thick stonewall. The round tower foundation discovered in the excavations probably are the remnants of the guards' post. The central section of the courtyard was enclosed by a row of buildings behind which there was a 10 metre-wide ditch along the side of the outer castle. This row was presumably single-storey with a shingled roof. The remnants of a multi-storey tower were uncovered on the side of the outer castle.The precise time of its construction is still under debate. It is thought to be of Illyrian or Celtic origins or rooted in the later 9th century Frankish architecture. The first charter referring to the castle dates from 1309. The circumstances of its destruction are unknown (The castle was possibly burnt down at the Turkish age (16th-17th century)). The locals took what was left of it to build homes and mills.